Metallic package for syringe-needles.



PATENTED NOV. 29, 1904.

R. W. JOHNSON. METALLIC PACKAGE FOR S'YRINGENEEDLES.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG 26. 1904.

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WUINEBSEB attorney M w H NITED STATES Patented November 29, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT W. JOHNSON, OF NEW BRUNSWVICK, NEW JERSEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 776,402, dated November 29, 1904.

Application filed August 26, 1904. Serial No. 222,251. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ROBERT W. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Packages for Syringe-Needles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a metallic package to hold needles for hypodermic syringes; and the objects of my invention are to provide a simple and inexpensive package of nearly-unoxidizing metal in which each needle isindividually retained alongside of others in a row to have an assortment of them for difli erent purposes, either one of which can be taken out without disturbing the others. The case and needle holders therein, firmly holding the needles, are made of metal, preferably aluminium, so that they can be put in boiling water and sterilized without affecting the same. I accomplish these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which" Figure 1 is a perspective view of the metallic package fully open and containing one of the syringe-needles. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 00 m of Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 3/ y of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the syringe-needle clamp removed from the box. Fig. 5 is a side View of a syringe-needle carrying its cleaning-wire.

In said drawings, B represents the box, and C the cover thereof. Said parts are of the same size and substantially of the same form, being shallow rectangular trays having slightly-rounded corners and three of their edges flanged outwardly at a. The fourth edge has portions cut away, alternating with looped portions to provide a hinge, through which passes a wire 5, which unites together the box and its cover. Said cover has pivoted thereto at d a clasp D, which is adapted to straddle a portion of both the box and its cover and retain said parts united around their edges. To twoof the sides of the box B is pivoted the holder E for needles of hypodermic syringes, the ends of the pivot-wire 2" being received in shallow recesses 9, formed in the sides of the box B a short distance from the hinge which unites it to its cover.

The holder E consists of a plate H, having a series of substantially semicylindrical pockets 7b alongits upper edge, and a plate K, having a similar series of pockets 7c along its upper edge; but the plate K has a series of vertical saw cuts extending nearly the whole height of the plate to provide a springy finger if for each pocket L. The bottom edge of the plate K is bent laterally and made to abut against the inner face of the plate H and is provided with lugs Z, which are looped and made to pass through corresponding perforations in the plate H, and the wire f is made to pass through the loop of each lug l, thus retaining the plates H and K solidly united adjacent to their lower edges. To prevent each linger from being separated too far from the upper edge of the plate H, and thereby possibly damaging the resilience of either one of the fingers 72 a bridle m is placed in frontof and at a short distance from the middle portion of the fingers and has its ends of passed through perforations in the plate H and clenched upon said plate.

The hypodermic syringe-needles N have a hollow boss at, adapted to be received in and enter into engagement with the pocketed ends of the fingers 71 and each needle may be provided with a cleaning-wire p, as generally used.

The whole package is preferably made of aluminium, which has a neat appearance and not liable to be oxidized by boiling water to sterilize it.

Having now fully described my invention, I claim 1. A metallic package for syringe-needles consisting of two shallow trays hinged together and a clasp pivoted to one of said trays, with a syringe-needle holder hinged to one of said trays, said holder consisting of two plates secured together adjacent to their hinge, one of said plates being slitted to obtain independent spring-fingers, each finger having a cuplike recess and the other plate having a series of similar recesses along its edge.

2. In a metallic package for syringe-needles, the combination of two shallow trays a spring-limiting bridle in front of said finhinged together, a syringe needle holder gers, substantially as described. IO hinged to one of said trays, said holder con- In testimony whereof I aflix my signaturein sisting of two plates secured together adjacent presence of two witnesses. 5 to their hinge, one of said plates having ase- ROBERT W. JOHNSON. ,ries of spring-fingers, each provided with a Witnesses: I cup-like recess and the other plate having a JOHN J. WELSH, E series of similar recesses along its edge, with HARTIRG H. THOMPSON. 

